Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-12

tears welled up into her eyes. She had seen
his comfortable house on the prairie and had
very fair idea of his herl Even while he
was talking she could fancy herself seated in
the big rocking chair on the gallery of the
Harris home, dressed in pink and white
calico, with a breastpin of imposing size
ghstening in her bosom. She had longed for
these things all her life
"Seesi Sieur Hareese, my brudder he ware
nice to me all de time, han &c kno, what &c
like, hi like" Then she thought that if Sicm
Hareeso did not wait for her brother day
would lie lost, and i'll such affairs day means
an eternity. So, holding her suEbonnet I've.
fore her face just low enough to permit her
big black eyes to peer over the edge, size said
'SpoSe nj bruddcr no come tell de eebening
weel yo tax scat han wait 70 imE'
Il can't wait. You see, Two got to decide
to-day
She was sure the cvcntful hour had arrived
She looked into the open door at the front
room. Surely the "llasovsen hcusc was better
taan this She knew of his ral1cted floors
nlarble-top tables and handsome pictures, and
she yearned To become their mistress She
resolved TO draw him out at once
"Aleck, it was the first time she had ever
pronounced that name aloud, and she trcm
bed at her Gudacity, hut she must go on
'Aleck, hi wooel be much 'blige1 eff 70 wooed
peek 10 me jus like yo wooed speek TO nj
nrudder Wat yo want TO hask i'm yo can
lask mo. Eet will he hall de same"
Aleck Harris looked up into her face
squarely and frankly. He had not the
slightest suspicion of what had caused those
deep bushes, and bright sparkle in those
eyes. He was mere babe in uch matters
We'll, if must, why ] must, but | would
much prefer talking TO your brother you
know how hard it is to move 4 woman when
her affections are concerned, and confess
haven't much faith i'll moving YOU"
Alosine whispered almost inaudibly; "Yc
mus, not say dat"
The truth is. old man Fagot, over on TIE
bayou. has offered me his fast mare, that be
bought in New Orleans for 500 Now,
know how much You like that pet horse oi
yours, but | prefer him to Fagot's, and
came over to see whether YOU would sell
Ii Boucta was here | know | could make 6
trade"
The young lady vas hooking him non
sq2Grely in the eye With every word lie
altered her face grew paler and palcr Al
lGs: she could stand it no longer.
'S!elT IIaretse. Stop right dare. Ihan d.
time links yo one gentleman han hallway.
say so to my brudder. but hi can TO stan dis
70 come ere to suit a poor lectle girl hin Il
own 'ouse, Yo har lie most aWfulcst man
what ever sec Eet is too much. too much, >
and she rushed to her room and threw herself
on the bed
Harris was staggered. He could not ac
count for the strange actions of the vcuna
lady. He knew he had said nothing to wound
her feelings But why this outbuTst. At last
it dawned on him that the lady had misinter
preted his visit rs one of wooiDg. 1t struck
him ali of heap Such a thought had never
entered his mind. He could hear her sob,
from an inner room and they touched him
After all it might I've better for him to take a
wife. He had become tired of living alone
As he looked across the prairie dotted witt
cattle, some of them his own, he reflected
ever the matter. He might do worse Alo
sinc was not bad looking and was Il good do
mcStic girl. Yes, he would try it uccalleG
to her, but no answer calac Then he arcs,
and approached hcE room. He WIS met with
"a vollcy of shrieks
"Alosin", NY darling, viii You take INT
now. 1t Is Yea, ami rot the horse, want.
Alas, lis words fell uTon deserted house
He had hcSitated before tho closed door. u,
fo't that il would 70. he proper for him Il
enter, So he called il tender voice: "Alosine
Alosine," hut cvsrytliing was silent Flee
As a l!eer, the Young lady had fed over thu
prairie. and she never heard the affectionat.
call Ct her now lover.
He turned, mounted his pony and rod,
homeward regrctting that he had frightened
the tirlil AlaSInc
The brother Bonsta called upon him tb,
next day fer IN explanation, when Harris
tod Of Alosine's misapmehension of his ob
ject and a bargain was made for her pe-
horse Not a word did Harris saw of his sud
den resolution to Gsk the girls hand tn,
episode had, however, attracted his attention
10 matrimonv, and a few months later h,
espoused Gustavine Floriel. of Bayou Yer
million. 1t was only after his marriage thai
he told the story On himself, which. COMING
to AlGsinc'5 ears sent her to bed sick
Situng ON that same gallery of the Poppor
house an old lady cap still be seen of after
Moons. but no horsenan ever alghts beneath
tho china tree near her home Her one colder
opportunity had gone-Charles E. Whitney